Elucidating Confucian Heteronormativity: The Case of Chinese Schooling
Published online on August 12, 2025
Abstract
Sociology, Volume 60, Issue 2, Page 449-467, April 2026.
This article employs Confucianism and queer theory to examine the experiences of 25 LGBTQ schoolteachers in China. Drawing on the Confucian concept ofli, understood as the normative regulation of social roles, and the queer notion of heteronormativity, I ...
This article employs Confucianism and queer theory to examine the experiences of 25 LGBTQ schoolteachers in China. Drawing on the Confucian concept ofli, understood as the normative regulation of social roles, and the queer notion of heteronormativity, I ...